Mary T Hello Dear Hellie and Mike, thanks for sharing these wonderful views with us and for including us in your great adventures. I can almost hear the waves on the beach and I just want to slide into the clear warm water when I look at your pix. It's autumn now here and altho the days are still mainly quite warm we have started getting the typical mists and dank old days too. Today (25/10) is the first day of GMT and it's a beautiful soft sunny day following a stunning pink dawn. We've had some pretty spectacular sunsets but they don't quite measure up to sitting on a beach on an island off the Australian coast! I like the clouds in your pix too. Happy travels love, Mary x

grace griffiths Hi Mike & Hellie good to read your latest blog makes me feel I want to go back,I had some time in Queensland 2 years ago, we stayed on Bribie Island, its a great way of life over there. I'm off to meet Nan & Bob in Shrewsbury so I will print youir latest news off. September has been a nice month weather wise, better than the summer. No need for me to say "iI hope your having a good time! especially now you have Lola! Many happy returns Mike Take care love Grace x x

grace griffiths Hi Mike & Hellie How are you both keeping well now it sounds as if you are having a whale of a time and making lots of friends hener is enjoying the test matches back here its the australians this time we had Jenny & riiggs for afternoon a week sunday it was great while your dad & aron were at Lichfield with THE CAR. Weather is awful just like autumn Grace sends her love & Grace is very proud of her 2 pupils................a Big Hug for y ou both & lots love take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mary Phillips Hi Hellie and Mike - Like I said before ...... Another batch of fabulous photos - thank you so much for sharing them with us! Seeing those wonderful pictures of the markets confirms what I already knew..... there is NO WAY I could even consider doing a trip like yours with only one rucksack! Never got to Poland as I had an argument with the central reservation crash barrier on the autobahn in Germany and wrote off the Landrover! Fortunately I walked away with no more than a couple of grazes but my insurance company informed me that because I forgot to tell them I was going, they would only cover me 3rd party - so I had to leave the car there and sell it, and a friend drove over to bring me and the contents of the car home. It was certainly a big adventure, but not the one I planned! Don't worry though, I am perfectly alright - and starting to think about a trip in October. Lots of love Mary xxx

Mary Hi Hellie and Mike - Another batch of fabulous photos - thank you so much for sharing them with us. Sorry to hear that Mike was so ill. Must h ave been terrifying for both of you but glad to hear (and see!) that he's better now. I hope you're going to be able to buy some of those gorgeous silks even if you have to post them home. ...I'm off on an adventure of my own next Wednesday driving the Landrover back to Poland. I've been trying to get away since April and I'm finally off. How typical that the weather is cloudless blue sky every day here, and over there people have been dying in flood waters and cars washed away! Hopefully it will have subsided before I get there. ..........lots of love Mary xxx

GRACE Mike & Hellie I hope everything is well & your building up your imune system,it must be very scarey to feel so ill in a strange place, the pictures & posts are great & I cant wait for Nan & Bob to get here so that I can show them. I've been on my hols to Lake Garda with Jan & kel such a stunning place I loved it,but if I was your age I would love to do what your doing,theres no need for me to say "enjoy every minute"......Take care Grace xx

ELAINE M Hi Mike - Elaine Maxfield (ECT?Bentley here) What fabulous photos. My hubby & I aim to go to Thailand next year. Your photos have just confirmed we need to go. Keep the photos coming.............. I am so envious!!!!! Best regards, Elaine xx

MaryT Hellie, Mike, , what fantastic photos! It's like looking into another planet - hard to believe it's only the other side of the world.. Makes me want to move, travel, anything but work - ha ha .... Lovely quality pix too and the variety is fab. (Please will you bring me a baby tiger when you come back home?) Great to see Poppy again too. safe travels xx